At this moment, Alexa Grasso and Valentina Shevchenko might also be friends.
The 2 leading flyweights continue to make the media rounds ahead of their starring functions as coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 32. On Friday, that advertising trip took them to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland to sit courtside for the NCAA Women's Final Four competition, where they'll see basketball super star Caitlin Clark attempt to lead her Iowa Hawkeyes to a win versus the Connecticut Huskies. Ahead of the video game, Grasso and Shevchenko shared a friendly faceoff, which can be viewed listed below.
Grasso (16-3-1) stays the UFC females's flyweight champ after catching the belt with a sensational fourth-round submission of Shevchenko in March 2023. Grasso maintained her belt in the rematch this previous September, gutting out a questionable split draw at Noche UFC.
Shevchenko (23-4-1) was the department's long-reigning queen prior to her stumble versus Grasso. “Bullet” acquired a division-record 7 successive title defense throughout her time on the throne, beating the similarity Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Jessica Andrade, Liz Carmouche, Taila Santos, and more.
Grasso and Shevchenko are anticipated to contend in a trilogy bout at some point later on this year following the airing of TUF 32which is set to begin in June.
